Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-02
GRAND MILITARY PARADE.
The President Reviews the Parade of state
Militia at Washington.

The President Reviews the Parade OF State
Militia at Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The parade of
troops yesterday for review by the Presi-
dent afforded the first opportunity for see
ing at once the entire body of those form
ing the encampment, and it was an unqual-
fled success When the right of the col
umn approached, the President stepped up
on the dais, and in response TO the salutes
Of the passing commands removed his hat
and bowed. Following General Augur and
the brilliant staff attached to has headQuar-
tiers came the Marine band, forty men-
The order of the parade was as follows:
Virginia Brigade-General c. G. Ander-
son.
First Provisional Battalion-Louisville
Legion, six companies; Colonel John B.
Castleman.
Second Provisional Battalion-six COM
danies Ohio infantry, Company d, Eighth
Ohio; Company c, Seventeenth Ohio, and
Toledo Cadets, Battery B, Ohio; Colonel j.
c. Howe.
Third Provisional Battalion-Washington
Light Infantry of Washington Cadets;
Colonel William c. Moore.
Fourth Provisional Battalion-San Anto-
MO Rifles, Belknap Rifles, Lomax Rifles,
Louisiana Rifles, Lee Light Guard, Com
pany u, Second Missouri; Companies and
G, Third Missouri; Major W. H Sheffield.
Second Maine; Company d, Thirty-third
New York; Company c, First New Jersey;
Eighth separate company, New York;
Company 81, Sixth Illinois; Fort Wayne
Rifes Indianapolis Light Infantry, Musca-
tine Rifles, Milwaukee Battery, Indiana
Battery A, Third Indiana Calling Gun
Squad; Colonel Bob Letter.
Sixth Provisional Battalion-Company D,
First Michigan, Companies and 1, Second
Hsnhf Nnr1nN A rcE lsTffa rrara
Company D, First Minnesota; Governors
Guard of North Carolina, Colonel Anthony.
Seventh Provisional Battalion-Fifth
Rhode Island Battalion, Sheridan Guards,
Sarsfield Guards, Shields Guard, Emerald
Guards, Emmett Guards; Lieutenant-Col-
oneI Moran.
Ninth Provisional Chicago
Zouaves, Keck Zouaves; Captain T. ]. Ford.
Eighth Provisional Observation-Disclosures
Military Academy Cadets, Peekskill
Cadets, Cayuga Lake Cadets, Maryland
College Cadets, Bethel Cadets, St. Johns
Academy Cadets; Colonel j. Sumner
Rogers.
The color line trouble cropped out as an
incident of the parade. After the ambu-
lance of the Red Cross Society, which
brought up the rear of the parade, had
passed the reviewing stand, the crowd
thought that the procession was over, as
no other organization was in sight
and closed in upon the ambulance
after the fashion of crowds at
street parades. A few minutes later the
Vicl1sburg Southrons and the Memphis
Zouaves hove In sight and passed the stand
like separate contingent They had de-
liberately fallen out of line. They were
reviewed by the President, and after
marching to the corner of Fourteenth
street and the avenue, turned down Four
teenth and marched around the reserva-
ton opposite the old Pension Office and
back to Wizards Hotel and then to camp.
Captain Searle, of the Southrons, when
asked why his company had dropped out of
the parade said. at is all on account of
the company of negroes which marched in
front of US. When the question was raised
as to allowing colored companies IN the
drill, wrote to Secretary Delon ard asked
him if we were expected to parade or do
guard duty, or associate in any way with
those we considered to be below US in
the social scale Mr.. Delon wrote back
that we would not be associated in
any with the colored troops, and it was
on this assurance that we came TO the
drill.n
The President gave private reception in
the afternoon to the officers of the Louis
vile Legion. He was much pleased with
that battalion as it passed him during the
parade, and said to Colonel King, of Mil
waukee, who stood near him on the grand
stand, that he thought it presented as cred
liable an appearance as any body of troops
that participated.
About 1900 people witnessed the py-
rorama Of the great naval contest between
the Monitor and the Merrlmac.